Nonfatal heroin overdoses on rise

The Delaware County District Attorney’s office Tuesday reported seeing an alarming number of nonfatal heroin overdoses recently.

Between May 2 and May 4, the district attorney’s office documented nine heroin overdoses; in all cases the drug user survived. The incidents were reported in Tinicum, Chester, Clifton Heights, Sharon Hill, Norwood, Haverford, Collingdale, Lower Chichester and Darby Borough.

The district attorney’s office continues to warn about the public about fentanyl, an often deadly synthetic opioid that addicts have mistaken for heroin. The death of a 30-year-old Marcus Hook woman in March was caused by pure fentanyl.

In Philadelphia, health officials are warning about a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl that has killed dozens of people in recent months.

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The city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability said Monday that the drug cocktail is being blamed for the deaths of at least 28 people in Philadelphia this year, with most of the fatalities happening between March 3 and April 20.